(EMT-B) Prefixes Flashcards

More medical terminology for EMS

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1
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a- (or an-)

A

absence, without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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algia-

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painful condition

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ambi-

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both

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angio-

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tube, blood vessel

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ante-

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before, in front

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anti-

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against

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athro-

A

joint

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bi-

A

two

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brady-

A

slow

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cardio-

A

heart

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cephalo-

A

head

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cerebro-

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brain

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chole-

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bile

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circum-

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around

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co-

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with

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contra-

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against

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cost-

A

pertaining to rib

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20
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cyt-

A

sac

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derma-

A

skin

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di-

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twice, double

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dys-

A

difficult, painful

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en-

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in

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25
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endo-

A

inner, inside

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entero-

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intestine

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epi-

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upon, on the outside

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erythro-

A

red

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ex-

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out, away from

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gastro-

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stomach

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glyco-

A

sugar

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gynec-

A

pertaining to female

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hema-

A

blood

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hepa-

A

liver

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hydro-

A

water

36
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hyper-

A

above

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hypo-

A

below

38
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hystero-

A

uterus

39
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in- intra-

A

inside

40
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inter-

A

between

41
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leuko-

A

white

42
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macro-

A

large

43
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mal-

A

bad

44
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mamm-

A

breast

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meno-

A

monthly

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myelo-

A

spinal cord, marrow

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myo-

A

muscle

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nephro-

A

kidney

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neuro-

A

nerve

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ocul(o)-

A

eye

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olig-

A

little

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opthal-

A

pertains to the eye

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ostero-

A

bone

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oto-

A

ear

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para-

A

beside

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ped-

A

child or foot

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per-

A

through

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peri-

A

surrounding

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pharyngo-

A

throat, pharynx

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pneumo-

A

air, lung

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poly-

A

many

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post-

A

after

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pre-

A

before

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pro-

A

before, in front of

65
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pseudo-

A

false

66
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psych-

A

pertains to the mind

67
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pulmo-

A

lung

68
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pyelo-

A

kidney

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pyo-

A

pus

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retro-

A

behind

71
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rhino-

A

nose

72
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semi-

A

half

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sub-

A

under

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super-

A

above

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tachy-

A

fast

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thermo-

A

heat

77
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trans-

A

across